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Jim Boeheim had no comment about Syracuse's unusual NCAA Tournament uncertainty. Boeheim couldn't tell the selection committee what to think after Syracuse lost to Pittsburgh in its ACC Tournament opener to fall to 19-13. Syracuse went 4-2 out of conference and 0-3 in the ACC without Boeheim, when Mike Hopkins was in charge. Continue to Article

March 10, 2016 3:16:am EST

With March Madness right around the corner, The Dagger is picking an all-time starting five from some of college basketball's most tradition-rich programs. Our picks were based on a variety of factors, including stats, tourney success, All-America selections, and of course, our opinions. [ Yahoo Tourney Pick’em is open. Sign up now and play for $50K ] Next up: North Carolina Tar Heels. Who was considered from North Carolina: 1. Michael Jordan, G, 1981-84 (17.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.8 apg) 2. Phil Ford, G, 1974-78 (18.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 6.1 apg) 3. Tyler Hansbrough, F, 2005-09 (20.2 ppg, 8.6 rpg) 4. James Worthy, F, 1979-82 (14.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.5 apg) 5. Antawn Jamison, F, 1995-98 (19.0 ppg, 9.9 rpg) 6. Sam Perkins, F, 1980-84 (15.9 ppg, 8.6 rpg) 7. Lennie Rosenbluth, G, 1954-57 (26.9 ppg, 10.4 rpg) 8. Charlie Scott, G, 1967-70 (22.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg) 9. Jerry Stackhouse, F, 1993-95 (15.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.3 apg) 10. Sean May, F, 2002-05 (15.8 ppg, 10.0 rpg) Continue to Article

March 09, 2016 8:26:pm EST

Robinson stole the ball from Franklin Howard and put the Panthers ahead for good as they held on to beat the Orange 72-71 Wednesday in the second round of the ACC Tournament. ''We probably could have handled it a little better, we had a couple of turnovers but we bounced back,'' Pitt forward Ryan Luther said. Cameron Johnson scored a career-high 24 points off the bench to lead Pitt (21-10), which won all three games this season against Syracuse. Continue to Article

March 09, 2016 6:27:pm EST

North Carolina has reached the ACC tournament championship game four times in the previous five years only to lose every one of them, with last season's defeat particularly disheartening. The seventh-ranked Tar Heels are hoping to finish the job this year as they begin against Pittsburgh in Thursday's quarterfinals in Washington D.C. North Carolina (25-6) lost three straight tournament finals from 2011-13 before a 90-82 defeat to Notre Dame last year which remains stuck in many players' memories. Continue to Article

March 09, 2016 6:24:pm EST

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cameron Johnson scored a career-high 24 points off the bench as Pittsburgh strengthened its NCAA resume by fending off a late run to beat Syracuse 72-71 in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday. Continue to Article

March 09, 2016 2:34:pm EST

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